Incipient Drone Swarm
One of the two Pochven anomalies that CAN be run solo — Rogue Drone opposition, commonly cleared with a smartbombing battleship or a sniper. Completion pays ISK from the Collective and spawns a hackable container of autosell loot.
Quick answersAccessNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Incipient Drone Swarm in EVE Online?
The Incipient Drone Swarm spawns in Pochven. How you find it: combat anomaly in Pochven (on-board scanner, ungated).
What does the Incipient Drone Swarm drop?
ISK payout on completion plus a hackable container with loot that sells to NPC buy orders.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-I Swarmer | F |
| 0-3 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-II Legionary | D |
| 0-3 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-III Legionary | C |
| 0-3 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-IV Legionary | BC |
Wave 2 10 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-I Swarmer | F |
| 0-4 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-II Legionary | D |
| 0-4 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-III Legionary | C |
| 0-4 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-IV Legionary | BC |
| 0-1 | Grazing Phase-0 Forager Possible additional spawn; Drops around 200 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Destructor Delta/Epsilon Possible additional spawn; Drops around 150-300 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Interruptor Iota/Lambda Possible additional spawn; Drops around 150-300 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Broodlord Alpha Possible additional spawn; Drops around 400 Interstellar Navigation Logs | Cap |
| 0-1 | Overmind Broodlord Omega Possible additional spawn; Drops around 400 Interstellar Navigation Logs | Cap |
| 0-1 | Overmind Progenitor Zero Possible additional spawn; ? (i didnt kill this thing since it has 864k structure.) | Cap |
Wave 3 10 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-6 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-I Swarmer | F |
| 0-6 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-II Legionary | D |
| 0-6 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-III Legionary | C |
| 0-6 | Punishing/Interfering/Obstructing/Vexing Phase-IV Legionary | BC |
| 0-1 | Grazing Phase-0 Forager Possible additional spawn; Drops around 200 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Destructor Delta/Epsilon Possible additional spawn; Drops around 150-300 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Interruptor Iota/Lambda Possible additional spawn; Drops around 150-300 Interstellar Navigation Logs | BS |
| 0-1 | Overmind Broodlord Alpha Possible additional spawn; Drops around 400 Interstellar Navigation Logs | Cap |
| 0-1 | Overmind Broodlord Omega Possible additional spawn; Drops around 400 Interstellar Navigation Logs | Cap |
| 0-1 | Overmind Progenitor Zero Possible additional spawn; ? (i didnt kill this thing since it has 864k structure.) | Cap |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
ISK payout on completion plus a hackable container with loot that sells to NPC buy orders.
Go deeper
Drone Assembly (Tier 3) Drone Cluster (Tier 1) Drone Collection (Tier 2)
Escalations
No escalations currently mapped. That is a statement about the Atlas, not the site. Mapping escalation chains is ongoing original research.
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Pochven C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
- EVE University wiki: Incipient Drone Swarm C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
Last reviewed 2026-08-26 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.